Joshua Tree, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Joshua Tree in green. The most dangerous areas in Joshua Tree are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Joshua Tree, CA Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Joshua Tree is in the 51st percentile for safety, meaning 49% of cities are safer and 51% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Joshua Tree's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Joshua Tree is 0.0571 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Joshua Tree generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Joshua Tree may be as high as 1 in 10,004 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,253 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Joshua Tree, CA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Joshua Tree has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Joshua Tree's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Joshua Tree to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Joshua Tree is as safe as the California state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Joshua Tree, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Joshua Tree about $814,758 in 2025, or roughly $107 per resident. This is part of Joshua Tree's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Joshua Tree, including every crime type and how Joshua Tree compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Joshua Tree's crime maps on the Joshua Tree overall crime page.

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Individual Joshua Tree Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Joshua Tree is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Joshua Tree.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sunfair, CA	F	F	F	C
Yucca Valley, CA	D	D	D-	B-
Homestead Valley, CA	F	F	F	D+
Pioneertown, CA	D-	F	F	D
Twentynine Palms, CA	D	D-	D-	C+
Morongo Valley, CA	C	D+	D+	C
Rimrock, CA	F	F	F	D-
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, CA	D-	F	D-	D
Big Bear, CA	D+	D	D-	C
Sugarloaf, CA	D+	D	D	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Joshua Tree is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tijeras, NM	C+	C	C	D+
Terry, MS	A-	A+	A+	B-
Thermal, CA	D-	F	F	D
Stafford Springs, CT	A-	A	A	A-
Thompsonville, CT	D+	B+	B+	C+
St. Pete Beach, FL	B	A-	A-	A
Canton, TX	D-	D	D	B+
Cape Elizabeth, ME	A	A+	A+	A-
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D	B
Tiburon, CA	D	D+	D+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Joshua Tree, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Joshua Tree schools on SchoolGrade

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